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Carli Brockway remembers watching the 2010 Vancouver Games and thinking the carrot-topped Jon Montgomery must be certified crazy for throwing himself headfirst down an icy chute in pursuit of Olympic gold.

Kyle Shewfelt plans to thank his mom and dad Friday night at the Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame induction ceremony. For without the unconditional support — and undying patience — of Nola and Wes, Shewfelt believes his Olympic gold medal in artistic gymnastics would simply remain the unrealized fantasy of a young boy growing up in hockey-mad Calgary.

Calgary will be host to a gala Olympic event this spring honouring elite athletes, coaches and behind the scenes leaders. The Canadian Olympic Committee has announced the 2014 Canadian Olympic Hall of Fame Gala and Induction Ceremony to take place at the Scotiabank Saddledome June 6.

Good-naturedly, he endures rock-star treatment at the Morley Community School. (Posing and signing, signing and posing, he makes sure that all of the students get what they ask for. However, it must be said — he is much more popular with the girls.)

Clutching a bouquet of fresh flowers, Jamie Gregg greeted a small gaggle of reporters like old friends in the depths of Calgary’s Olympic Oval. “Deja vu,” the Edmonton-born speed skater remarked after a whirlwind chain of events on the final day of the Essent ISU Speed Skating World Cup.

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